JetController: High-speed Ungrounded 3-DoF Force Feedback Controllers using Air Propulsion Jets
Journal
ACM SIGGRAPH 2021 Labs, SIGGRAPH 2021
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Abstract
JetController is a novel high-speed, persistent 3-DoF ungrounded force feedback controller. It uses high-speed pneumatic solenoid valves to modulate compressed air to achieve full impulses of 50Hz at 1.0N (20Hz at 4.0N), and combines multiple air propulsion jets to generate 3-DoF ungrounded force feedback. Compared to propeller-based approaches, JetController supports 10-30 times faster impulse frequency, and its handheld device is significantly lighter and more compact. JetController enables a wide range of haptic events in games and VR experiences, from firing automatic weapons in games like Halo (15Hz) to slicing fruits in Fruit Ninja in 3-DoF (up to 45Hz). To demonstrate JetController, we integrated our prototype with two best-selling VR games, Half-life: Alyx and Fruit Ninja VR, to highlight a variety of 3-DoF interactions that were not possible before. ? 2021 Owner/Author.
Subjects
air propulsion
High-speed haptic feedback
ungrounded force
Compressed air
Feedback control
Propulsion
Solenoid valves
Air propulsion
Automatic weapon
Force-feedback
Hand held device
Haptic feedbacks
Haptics
High Speed
Pneumatic solenoid valves
Ungrounded force
Fruits
Type
conference paper